Routledge Histories of Central and Eastern Europe
About the Book Series
The nations of Central and Eastern Europe experienced a time of momentous change in the period following the Second World War. The vast majority were subject to Communism and central planning while events such as the Hungarian uprising and Prague Spring stood out as key watershed moments against a distinct social, cultural and political backcloth. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, German reunification and the break-up of the Soviet Union, changes from the 1990s onwards have also been momentous with countries adjusting to various capitalist realities. The volumes in this series will help shine a light on the experiences of this key geopolitical zone with many lessons to be learned for the future.
The Church and the Totalitarian Systems, 1939–1989: Global Catholicism and the Polish Experience
1st Edition
By Paweł Skibiński
December 02, 2026
This volume presents the history of relations between the Catholic Church and the twentieth-century totalitarian governments (the Soviet Union, Hitler’s Germany, Fascist Italy, Franco’s Spain and Salazar’s Portugal), focusing on Central Europe and Poland in particular. The text describes both ...
Religion and Nation in Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Post-Soviet West – Revisited: From Early Times to Today
1st Edition
Edited
By Sabrina P. Ramet
October 06, 2026
The relationship between religious identity and national identity has shaped societies for centuries, yet its deep historical roots are often overlooked. Religion and Nation: Intersections Across Time explores how the linkage between religion and nation dates back to the Middle Ages and, in some ...
Soft Power Competition Between Russia and the West: Contesting Georgian National Identity, 1991–2024
1st Edition
By Vladimir Liparteliani
September 03, 2026
Delving into the case of Georgia, this volume illustrates how the soft power struggle between Russia and the West has not only redefined international power dynamics but also deeply impacted Georgian nation-building. The book systematically analyses the evolution of soft power strategies of the USA...
Documents on Israeli-Soviet Relations, 1954–1967: Part 1: 1954–1956
1st Edition
Edited
By Yaacov Ro'i, Yehoshua Freundlich, Boris Morozov
August 27, 2026
This book, spanning the years 1954–1956, is the first in a four-part collection of documents from the archives of the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel State Archives portraying relations between the Soviet Union and the State of Israel. Most of the documents are ...
Documents on Israeli-Soviet Relations, 1954–1967: Part 2: 1957–1961
1st Edition
Edited
By Yaacov Ro'i, Yehoshua Freundlich, Boris Morozov
August 27, 2026
This book, spanning the years 1957–1961, is the second in a four-part collection of documents from the archives of the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel State Archives portraying relations between the Soviet Union and the State of Israel. Most of the documents are ...
Documents on Israeli-Soviet Relations, 1954–1967: Part 3: 1962–1964
1st Edition
Edited
By Yaacov Ro'i, Yehoshua Freundlich, Boris Morozov
August 27, 2026
This book, spanning the years 1961–1964, is the third in a four-part collection of documents from the archives of the Russian Federation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel State Archives portraying relations between the Soviet Union and the State of Israel. Most of the documents are ...
Documents on Israeli-Soviet Relations, 1954–1967: Part 4: 1965–1967
1st Edition
Edited
By Yaacov Ro'i, Yehoshua Freundlich, Boris Morozov
August 27, 2026
This book, spanning the years 1965–1967 – the years leading up to and culminating in the June 1967 Six-Day War – is the fourth in a four-volume collection of documents from the Russian Federation and the Israeli State Archive portraying relations between the Soviet Union and the State of Israel. ...
Everyday Revolutions in Eastern Europe and the Balkans
1st Edition
Edited
By Piotr Goldstein, Phaedra Douzina-Bakalaki
July 27, 2026
This book draws on ethnographic case studies from Eastern Europe and the Balkans to examine “everyday revolutions,” shifting focus from spectacular uprisings to the subtle, dispersed, and often overlooked practices through which people challenge power and reshape social life. Exploring a region ...
Children of German-Polish Relationships: Identity and Nationality
1st Edition
By Piotr Madajczyk, Magdalena Lemańczyk, Kamila Schöll-Mazurek
July 20, 2026
This book analyzes the process of national identity formation and identification of children born into formal and informal Polish-German relationships in Poland and Germany, and how that process is impacted by their upbringing at the intersection of two cultures. The sociological-historical ...
Gender and World War II in the Yugoslav Media
1st Edition
By Iva Jelušić
July 20, 2026
This book presents an analysis of the cultural memory of women’s participation in the Yugoslav People’s Liberation Struggle (1941–1945), with a particular focus on the figure of the female soldier. It examines how this subject was treated in socialist Yugoslavia’s popular printed press ...
Time and Material Culture: Rethinking Soviet Temporalities
1st Edition
Edited
By Julie Deschepper, Antony Kalashnikov, Federica Rossi
July 20, 2026
This edited volume offers an original exploration into the ways in which Soviet culture and experience of time were unique, examining the temporalities expressed in the world of socialist things: from the objects of everyday life to urban architecture. Grounding the analysis of Soviet temporalities...
Transgressive Humanism in Mid-Socialist Poland
1st Edition
By Nina Seiler
July 20, 2026
This book focuses on the often-overlooked middle period of socialism in 20th-century Poland, tracing the transgressive variations of humanist thought that emerged as forms of resistance amid the intellectual crisis of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It analyses how an upsurge in anti-Semitism and ...